Fujairah Half Marathon To Be Held On April 27, Prize Money hiked To Dh1 million

The Government of Fujairah has hiked the total prize money to more than Dh1 million for this year’s edition of the Fujairah Half Marathon to be held on April 27. More.

New Course Records At The third Brighton Marathon

There were new course records to celebrate at the third Brighton Marathon, as Kenya’s Peter Some lopped over four minutes off the old time with 2:12:01. Meanwhile Belarus’s Sviatlana Kouhan slashed five minutes off the previous women’s best with 2:29:36. More.

Registration Update

Runners Can Still Sign Up For Dismal Swamp Stomp Half-Marathon
Runners, marathoners, you can still sign up today for Saturday’s sixth annual Dismal Swamp Stomp Half-Marathon and Children’s Half-Mile Cub Run. Last-minute sign ups will take place today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., during the Health/Runner’s Expo at the Hyatt Place Chesapeake Greenbrier, 709 Eden Way North. More.

Whidbey Island Marathon Takes Place On April 15
The Whidbey Island Marathon takes place Sunday, April 15. The full marathon begins at 7:15 a.m. north of Deception Pass Bridge. The half marathon begins at 8 a.m. at Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor. More.

Results Update

Kenyans Won Both Men’s And Women’s Division Of Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon, Nagano
For the first time in the history of the race, Kenyans won both the men’s and women’s division of Nagano Olympic Memorial Marathon, Nagano, Japan. Francis Kibiwott won the men’s race with the Nagano Marathon record of 2:09:05, thus eclipsing the previous record of 2:10:17 set by two-time Olympic medallist Eric Wainaina of Kenya which had stood since 2000. More.

Daniel Craig Wins Men’s Eisenhower Marathon And DeMoss Wins Women’s Division
For the third year in a row, Gypsum Native Daniel Craig won the men’s marathon. Craig was among the leaders for most of the race. Elizabeth DeMoss from Wichita is the women’s Marathon Champion. It was the first ever marathon victory for DeMoss, who took the lead at about the halfway point of the race and cruised to victory. More.

Stephen Muzhingi Wins 43rd Edition Of Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon
Three-times Comrades marathon winner Stephen Muzhingi beat more than 25 000 athletes to win the 43rd edition of the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa yesterday. Muzhingi battled the wet and windy conditions finishing the race in a time of 3:08.08, to bag his first win at the event. More.

Kenyan Runner Stanley Biwott Won The Men’s Paris MarathonKenyan runner Stanley Biwott won the men’s Paris marathon here on Sunday in a record time of 2hrs 05 min 12 sec to add to his victory here in March’s half-marathon. The 26-year-old bettered the previous best time for the Paris marathon of 2hr 05:47 set by compatriot Vincent Kipruto in the 2009 edition. More.

Haile Gebrselassie Beat Britain’s Paula Radcliffe In Half-Marathon Challenge At Vienna City Marathon
Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie beat Britain’s Paula Radcliffe in a half-marathon challenge at the Vienna city marathon on Sunday, with four months to go before the London Olympic event. More.

Chad Hartmann Wins Southern Indiana Classic
Saturday’s morning’s 2012 SIC, which started and ended at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center, was Hartmann’s 15th marathon. He said he knew he had secured first place when he pulled away at mile 20. More.

Woman Become Overall Winner Of Edinburgh Half-MarathonA woman beat thousands of men to become the overall winner of the Edinburgh half-marathon on Sunday. Leonor Carniero finished the race in one hour 16 minutes and five seconds. More.

Yemane Adhane of Ethiopia Won The Rotterdam Marathon
Yemane Adhane of Ethiopia won the Rotterdam Marathon in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 48 seconds on Sunday, battling through a stiff breeze to pull away from countryman Getu Feleke with 500 metres to go. More.